Title
A preliminary model of end-user information processing in the software exception context
Abstract
Exception management is a critical design function of organizational information systems (IS) whose effectiveness relies, in large part, on end-user decision-making about how to proceed. Because IS increasingly support the underlying business processes of the company, careless mismanagement of IS exceptions pose substantial risks to corporate information and operations. As a step toward better understanding this area of end-user computing, our study develops a theoretical model of end-user decision-making when faced with IS exceptions. Specifically, we apply heuristic-systematic processing theory to identify salient individual-, task-, and exception- related factors that predict when end-users will engage in effortful, more-thorough information processing when encountering an IS exception. The results can aid both managers and system designers in the development of interventions aimed at improving end-user management of IS exceptions.
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Keywords
End-user computing, Heuristic-systematic processing theory, Information sufficiency, Software exceptions
Publication Date
12-1-2010
Recommended Citation
Davis, Joshua M., and Brad Tuttle. "A Preliminary Model of End-User Information Processing in the Software Exception Context." In AMCIS, p. 7. 2010.
Journal Title
16th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2010, AMCIS 2010
